Full time26 August 1903
Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa · Tour 1903Head-to-head
A draw.
Scoring
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Barry Heatlie2–0
- –CSouth Africa conversion · Barry Heatlie4–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Uncle Dobbin7–0
- –TSouth Africa try · Alex Frew10–0
- –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · Johnnie Gillespie10–2
- –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · Johnnie Gillespie10–4
- –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Reg Skrimshire10–7
- –TBritish & Irish Lions try · William Cave10–10
Line-ups
South Africa
- 1Alex FrewProp
- 2Willie McEwanHooker
- 3Jimmy SinclairProp
- 4Klondyke RaaffSecond row
- 5Pieter NelSecond row
- 6Birdie PartridgeFlanker
- 7Barry HeatlieFlanker
- 8Charlie BrownNumber 8
- 9Uncle DobbinScrum-half
- 10Jackie PowellFly-half
- 11Andrew MorkelWing
- 12Willie Van RenenCentre
- 13Japie KrigeCentre
- 14Joe BarryWing
- 15Charlie JonesFull-back
British & Irish Lions
- 1Mark MorrisonProp
- 2William ScottHooker
- 3William CaveProp
- 4Alf TedfordSecond row
- 5Robertson SmythSecond row
- 6Frank StoutFlanker
- 7Jos WallaceFlanker
- 8Thomas GibsonNumber 8
- 9Patrick HancockScrum-half
- 10Johnnie GillespieFly-half
- 11GF CollettWing
- 12LL GreigCentre
- 13Reg SkrimshireCentre
- 14Ian DavidsonWing
- 15EM HarrisonFull-back
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Context
All-time, South Africa 25–18 British & Irish Lions, 6 drawn in 49 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
South Africa going in
British & Irish Lions going in
- Previous meeting: 5 September 1896, South Africa 5–0 British & Irish Lions
- Next meeting on record: 5 September 1903
Also on this day
Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.